2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index 2095efd..d0322cc 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -121,5 +121,6 @@
 
 /* The default font */
 #define DEFAULT_FONT "-*-fixed-bold-r-normal-*-15-*-*-*-c-*-*-*"
+#define BACKUP_FONT "*"
 
 #endif /* !_ _RATPOISON_CONF_H */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 779ae46..9ea60f4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -517,12 +517,17 @@ init_defaults (void)
   defaults.padding_top    = 0;
   defaults.padding_bottom = 0;
 
+  /* Attempt to load a font */
   defaults.font = load_query_font_set (dpy, DEFAULT_FONT);
   if (defaults.font == NULL)
+    PRINT_ERROR (("ratpoison: Cannot load font %s.\n", DEFAULT_FONT));
+  defaults.font = load_query_font_set (dpy, BACKUP_FONT);
+  if (defaults.font == NULL)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "ratpoison: Cannot load font %s.\n", DEFAULT_FONT);
+      PRINT_ERROR (("ratpoison: Cannot load backup font %s . You lose.\n", BACKUP_FONT));
       exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+
   defaults.font_string = xstrdup (DEFAULT_FONT);
   set_extents_of_fontset (defaults.font);